Around the NFL: Offseason edition 2.0

[Meks]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

lol

RIP Buddy, but you died a loser against the Redskins; lifetime 3-8 against Gibbs.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...-the-redskins/

And the body bag line...
Lol yall savage as fuck haha

[calia]

Luck with crazy money from Indy -- 1st 3 years guaranteed at $75MM. If I am representing Cousins, I tell him to take the franchise tag this year and gamble that with our O line and receivers he has a better year than Luck, and then negotiate for something massive thereafter.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by calia

Luck with crazy money from Indy -- 1st 3 years guaranteed at $75MM. If I am representing Cousins, I tell him to take the franchise tag this year and gamble that with our O line and receivers he has a better year than Luck, and then negotiate for something massive thereafter.

Luck should pay Cousins 1 million for the rights to:

YOU LIKE THAT!!!


Massive Folly by the Colts for an underwhelming qb. I get he will be their starter for the foreseeable future, but I have never been on his bandwagon, and doubt I ever will.

[Chico23231]

Overpay

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Overpay

He got the Flacco 2.0 contract. For that kind of money he needs to have 2007' Brady or 2013 Manning years, but I doubt his ceiling will ever be on par with Brady or Manning's. He might be above average but that's not above average money.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by mooby

He got the Flacco 2.0 contract. For that kind of money he needs to have 2007' Brady or 2013 Manning years, but I doubt his ceiling will ever be on par with Brady or Manning's. He might be above average but that's not above average money.

Flacco was coming off a Super Bowl win...he's been garbage since. Tennessee, Jacksonville and Houston all got better this offseason...time for luck to man up. Gonna be fun to watch

[skinsfan69]

That's ridiculous money. I really hope we don't end up paying Cousins that kind of money. He ain't worth it and neither is Luck. How do they expect to put players around him and resign their own guys?

[NC_Skins]

Final tally on the Luck contract.



https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/sta...43435836964864

Details on Andrew Luck deal: 5-year extension (6-year deal). Just north of $139 million (a record). $87 million in guarantees (a record).


https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/stat...49434849415168

Colts QB Andrew Luck's new 5-year, $123M deal has rolling guarantees. $60M will be fully guaranteed next March, $81M in 3/18, $87M in 3/19.

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

That's ridiculous money. I really hope we don't end up paying Cousins that kind of money. He ain't worth it and neither is Luck. How do they expect to put players around him and resign their own guys?

They aren't going to be able to unless they draft very well, and that sure hasn't happened lately.

[NC_Skins]

Some seriously delusional Colts fans out there. Seen several of them commenting how that Luck contract was good for Luck AND the team. Claims the team didn't get hammered too hard. Uhhh...what? He's the highest paid person in the NFL now with historic records in total contract and guaranteed money, and yet they don't think the team didn't get hammered?

[skinsfan69]

One more thing on Buddy Ryan, whether you hated or liked him, he was GREAT for the NFL. For those of you that are old enough, back then the NFC East was never better. Hands down the best division in the NFL. At one point you had Gibbs, Parcells, Johnson and Ryan. I think the most rewarding wins was the playoff game after the body bag game. Buddy Ryan was running his mouth all week. That game ended his career in Philly with a 20-6 loss. I think Cunningham was benched as well.

But his teams were always kind of dirty, led by Andre Waters. He would send a LB after the kicker on kickoffs. lol.

[MTK]

What are you gonna do if you're the Colts? Of course you have to pay him. Won't be long before someone else signs an even bigger deal. Just the name of the game.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by MTK

What are you gonna do if you're the Colts? Of course you have to pay him. Won't be long before someone else signs an even bigger deal. Just the name of the game.

Yeah, but don't act like your team didn't get hammered or got some sort of "friendly" deal.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Yeah, but don't act like your team didn't get hammered or got some sort of "friendly" deal.

In terms of the going rate for a franchise QB and the expected yearly increases in the cap I'd say it's about right.

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by MTK

What are you gonna do if you're the Colts? Of course you have to pay him. Won't be long before someone else signs an even bigger deal. Just the name of the game.

Exactly. You dont play games with good young quarterbacks.

[Schneed10]

I actually don't think the great franchise QBs make enough. We've got a bunch of good QBs making $17M, $18M. Guys like Dalton, Alex Smith, Matt Stafford, Matt Ryan, Phillip Rivers. And then you have Aaron Rodgers making $24M.

The difference of $6M per year is what, a quality starting middle linebacker? Or a quality starting TE in the mold of a Marcedes Lewis? Maybe not even?

I would much, much rather have Aaron Rodgers than Phillip Rivers and whatever $6M in cap space can buy me. I think there's justification for Luck to make $30M+.